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Words containing Y

Words that have the letter Y anywhere in them: handy when a board square or a clue gives you one letter to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 23,331 playable words containing Y in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ACCOMMODATINGLY. The highest-scoring is QUIZZICALITY, worth 41 points.

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Popular words containing Y

APPROXIMATELY27
FUZZY27
JUSTIFIABLY27
EXCLUSIVELY26
EXPERIMENTALLY26
FIZZY26
HOMOSEXUALITY26
SUBSEQUENTLY26
SYMPATHIZE26
UNEXPECTEDLY26
COMPARATIVELY25
CONSEQUENTLY25
EFFECTIVELY25
EXCEPTIONALLY25
EXCESSIVELY25
FREQUENCY25
JUSTIFYING25
QUALIFYING25

Highest-scoring words containing Y

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

QUIZZICALITY41
QUIZZICALLY40
ZYZZYVAS40
ZYZZYVA39
OXYPHENBUTAZONE38
PIZAZZY35
HYPERCIVILIZED35
EXTRAJUDICIALLY35
HYPERIMMUNIZING35
PSYCHOANALYZING34
SHOWBIZZY34
SQUEEZABILITY34

2-letter words containing Y (7)

3-letter words containing Y (96)

ANY5
AYE5
BAY7
BOY7
BUY8
BYE7
COY7
CRY7
DAY6
DRY6
DYE6
EYE5
FEY8
FLY8
FRY8
GAY6
GUY7
GYM8
HAY7
HEY7
ICY7
IVY9
JAY13
JOY13
KEY8
LAY5
LYE5
MAY7
NAY5
PAY7
PLY7
PRY7
PYX13
RAY5
RYE5
SAY5
SHY7
SKY8
SLY5
SPY7
THY7
TOY5
TRY5
WAY8
WHY10
WRY8
YAK8
YAM7
YAP7
YAW8
YEN5
YEP7
YES5
YET5
YEW8
YIP7
YOU6
YUK9
YUM8
YUP8

The 60 most common shown, 36 rarer words not listed. All 3-letter words

4-letter words containing Y (398)

ALLY6
ARMY8
AWAY9
BABY10
BODY9
BOYS8
BURY9
BUSY9
BUYS9
BYTE8
CITY8
COPY10
COSY8
COZY16
DAYS7
DEFY10
DENY7
DULY8
DUTY8
EASY6
ENVY10
EYES6
GRAY7
GREY7
GUYS8
HAZY16
HOLY8
JURY15
KEYS9
LADY7
LAYS6
LAZY14
MANY8
MYTH10
OBEY8
ONLY6
PAYS8
PITY8
PLAY8
PLOY8
PRAY8
RELY6
SAYS6
STAY6
THEY8
TIDY7
TINY6
TOYS6
TRAY6
TYPE8
UGLY8
VARY10
VERY10
WARY9
WAYS9
YARD7
YAWN9
YOGA7
YOUR7
YUCK12

The 60 most common shown, 338 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words containing Y (1,302)

APPLY11
BADLY10
BUYER10
BYTES9
CARRY9
CRAZY17
CURLY10
CURRY10
CYCLE11
CYNIC11
DECAY10
DUMMY13
DUSTY9
DYING9
EMPTY11
ENEMY9
ENJOY15
EVERY11
FAIRY10
FANCY12
FIFTY13
FIZZY26
FORTY10
FULLY11
FUNNY11
FURRY11
FUSSY11
FUZZY27
GOODY9
HAIRY9
HANDY10
HAPPY13
HARDY10
HEAVY13
HOBBY13
HURRY10
IMPLY11
JELLY15
JOLLY15
KEYED11
LOBBY11
LUCKY13
MAYBE11
MERCY11
MUMMY14
MYTHS11
NEWLY10
PAYED10
QUERY16
RHYME11
RISKY10
SHAKY12
SIXTY13
TYPED10
UNIFY11
VINYL11
WEARY10
WITTY10
WORRY10
YOUTH10

The 60 most common shown, 1,242 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing Y (1,915)

ANYHOW13
ANYWAY13
APATHY12
BUYING12
BYPASS12
CLUMSY13
COMEDY13
COMPLY14
CONVEY14
CUDDLY13
CYCLED13
CYCLES12
DEPUTY12
EMPLOY12
ENJOYS16
EVENLY12
EXPIRY16
FAMILY13
FAULTY12
FILTHY13
FIRMLY13
FLOPPY15
FLUFFY18
FLYING12
FRYING12
GALAXY15
HEREBY12
HIGHLY13
HUGELY12
HUMBLY15
HUNGRY12
HYPHEN14
INJURY17
KEYING12
KIDNEY12
KINDLY12
LIVELY12
LOVELY12
LUXURY16
MEMORY12
MIDDAY12
MIGHTY13
MODIFY14
MONKEY13
MYSELF13
OCCUPY15
OXYGEN15
PHYSIC14
RHYTHM14
STICKY13
SUBWAY14
SUPPLY13
SURVEY13
SYNTAX14
TRICKY13
VERIFY15
WEEKLY14
WHISKY16
WHOLLY13
WORTHY13

The 60 most common shown, 1,855 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing Y (2,534)

ABYSMAL13
ACRONYM13
ANALYZE17
ANARCHY13
ANYBODY14
AWFULLY16
BICYCLE15
BRIEFLY14
CHEAPLY15
CLARIFY14
COMPANY15
COPYING14
CRYPTIC15
CYCLING14
DYNAMIC14
ENJOYED18
ENQUIRY18
EQUALLY18
EXACTLY17
FACTORY14
FACULTY15
FALLACY14
FRANKLY15
FREEWAY15
GRAVITY14
HAPPILY15
HEAVILY15
HIGHWAY17
HORRIFY14
INQUIRY18
JOINTLY17
JOURNEY18
JUSTIFY21
KEYWORD16
LUCKILY15
MERCURY14
MONKEYS14
PHYSICS15
POVERTY15
PRIVACY17
QUALIFY21
QUALITY18
QUICKLY23
QUIETLY18
RECTIFY14
SPECIFY16
SUBWAYS15
SUMMARY14
SURVEYS14
SYMPTOM15
UNHAPPY16
UNLUCKY16
VACANCY17
VAGUELY15
VARYING14
VICTORY15
WEALTHY14
WEEKDAY16
WHEREBY16
WHISKEY17

The 60 most common shown, 2,474 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing Y (3,366)

ACCURACY17
ACTIVELY16
ACTIVITY16
ADVISORY15
ANALYZED19
ANALYZES18
ANYWHERE15
APPLYING15
BICYCLES16
BIRTHDAY15
BRIGHTLY15
CAPACITY16
CLASSIFY15
COMMONLY16
CURRENCY15
DELIVERY15
DYNAMICS15
EMPLOYED15
EMPTYING15
ENJOYING19
EQUALITY19
EVERYDAY17
FACILITY15
FORCIBLY17
FORMALLY15
FORMERLY15
FREEWAYS16
HIGHWAYS18
HUMANITY15
IMPLYING15
KEYBOARD16
KEYWORDS17
MAJORITY20
MEGABYTE15
MOTORWAY15
MULTIPLY15
MYTHICAL16
PHARMACY18
PHYSICAL16
PROBABLY16
PROMPTLY16
PUBLICLY17
QUANTITY19
RECOVERY16
RECYCLED15
SIMPLIFY17
SOMEBODY15
SYMBOLIC16
SYMMETRY16
SYMPATHY18
SYMPHONY18
SYMPTOMS16
TAXPAYER18
UNIFYING15
UNIQUELY20
USEFULLY15
VALIDITY15
VELOCITY16
VERBALLY16
VICINITY16

The 60 most common shown, 3,306 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing Y (2,904)

ACCOMPANY19
ADVERSELY16
AMAZINGLY22
AMBIGUITY17
ANALYZING20
BIOGRAPHY18
CAREFULLY17
CHEMISTRY17
CIRCUITRY16
COMMODITY18
COMMUNITY18
COPYRIGHT18
COSMOLOGY16
CUSTOMARY16
DEMOCRACY18
DISCOVERY18
DIVERSITY16
EMERGENCY16
EMPLOYING16
ENJOYABLE21
ENJOYMENT21
ETYMOLOGY16
EVERYBODY20
EVIDENTLY16
EXTREMELY19
FACTUALLY17
FREQUENCY25
GEOGRAPHY17
HIERARCHY17
HOPEFULLY19
HYPOCRISY19
HYPOCRITE17
KEYBOARDS17
KEYSTROKE17
MACHINERY17
MASSIVELY17
MEGABYTES16
MODIFYING18
MOTORWAYS16
MYTHOLOGY18
OBSCURITY16
OBVIOUSLY18
OCCUPYING19
PAINFULLY17
PERFECTLY18
PHOTOCOPY19
PHYSICIST17
PREGNANCY16
PRIVATELY17
PROXIMITY21
PUBLICITY18
RECYCLING16
SUPPLYING17
SYMMETRIC17
TAXPAYERS19
TYPICALLY17
UNHEALTHY16
UNIFORMLY17
VERIFYING19
VIRTUALLY16

The 60 most common shown, 2,844 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing Y (2,805)

ACCURATELY17
ADEQUATELY22
CAPABILITY18
CLARIFYING18
COMMENTARY18
COMPLETELY18
COMPLEXITY24
COMPULSORY19
CONSPIRACY18
CONVERSELY18
DEFICIENCY20
DIFFICULTY22
EFFICIENCY22
EMPLOYMENT18
EVENTUALLY17
EVERYTHING19
EVERYWHERE21
EXPLICITLY22
EXPRESSWAY23
EXTERNALLY18
FREQUENTLY24
GRATEFULLY17
HORRIFYING18
HYPOTHESIS18
IMPLICITLY18
INACCURACY19
INCREDIBLY17
INEQUALITY21
INEVITABLY18
INFELICITY17
INFORMALLY17
INVARIABLY18
JUSTIFYING25
KEYSTROKES18
OFFICIALLY20
PHILOSOPHY20
PHYSICALLY20
PHYSICISTS18
PHYSIOLOGY19
POSITIVELY18
PREFERABLY19
PRESUMABLY19
PREVIOUSLY19
PSYCHOLOGY21
QUALIFYING25
RECTIFYING18
REMARKABLY19
SIMPLICITY18
SPECIFYING20
SUPPOSEDLY18
SYMPATHIES18
SYMPATHISE18
SYMPATHIZE26
SYMPHONIES18
THANKFULLY21
THOROUGHLY18
UNEMPLOYED18
VERTICALLY18
VIGOROUSLY18
VOCABULARY21

The 60 most common shown, 2,745 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing Y (2,522)

ACCORDINGLY19
ANNIVERSARY17
APPALLINGLY18
BEAUTIFULLY20
BUREAUCRACY21
CLASSIFYING19
COMFORTABLY22
CONCEIVABLY23
CONSCIOUSLY18
CONSISTENCY17
CONSULTANCY18
CONTROVERSY19
COUNTRYSIDE17
CREDIBILITY18
DIFFERENTLY20
DISCREPANCY20
DOCUMENTARY19
DYNAMICALLY20
EFFECTIVELY25
EFFICIENTLY21
ELECTRICITY17
EXCEEDINGLY23
EXCESSIVELY25
EXCLUSIVELY26
EXPLANATORY21
EXPRESSWAYS24
EXTENSIVELY23
FAMILIARITY18
FEASIBILITY18
FINANCIALLY18
FLEXIBILITY24
FORTUNATELY17
IDENTIFYING18
IMMEDIATELY18
IMPORTANTLY17
INCORRECTLY17
JUSTIFIABLY27
LUDICROUSLY18
MOMENTARILY17
MULTIPLYING19
OPPORTUNITY18
PERMANENTLY17
POLITICALLY17
PORTABILITY17
POSSIBILITY17
PRACTICALLY19
PRELIMINARY17
PREMATURELY18
PRINCIPALLY19
PROBABILITY19
PROPRIETARY17
SELECTIVELY19
SIMPLIFYING21
SYMPATHETIC21
SYNTHESIZER23
TECHNICALLY19
UNDOUBTEDLY19
UNIVERSALLY18
VOLUNTARILY18
WONDERFULLY21

The 60 most common shown, 2,462 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing Y (2,154)

ACCIDENTALLY19
ACCOMPANYING23
ADDITIONALLY16
ARTIFICIALLY19
ASYNCHRONOUS19
AVAILABILITY20
BIOCHEMISTRY22
COMMERCIALLY22
CONCURRENTLY19
CONSEQUENTLY25
CONSIDERABLY19
CONSISTENTLY16
CONSTITUENCY19
CONTEMPORARY20
CONTINUOUSLY18
CONVENIENTLY20
CONVINCINGLY23
DELIBERATELY17
DISCIPLINARY19
DRAMATICALLY19
ECONOMICALLY20
EQUIVALENTLY27
EVOLUTIONARY19
EXEMPLIFYING28
GRATUITOUSLY17
HISTORICALLY18
HORIZONTALLY24
HORRENDOUSLY18
HYPOCRITICAL22
HYPOTHESIZED29
HYPOTHESIZES28
HYPOTHETICAL22
INCIDENTALLY17
INCREASINGLY17
INDEFINITELY18
INDIVIDUALLY21
INEFFICIENCY24
INTRODUCTORY18
LEGITIMATELY17
MYSTERIOUSLY19
OCCASIONALLY18
PARTICULARLY19
PERIODICALLY19
PRODUCTIVITY24
PSYCHOLOGIST21
RESPECTIVELY22
RIDICULOUSLY19
SATISFACTORY19
SPECIFICALLY23
SUBSEQUENTLY26
SUCCESSFULLY23
SUFFICIENTLY23
SURPRISINGLY18
SUSPICIOUSLY20
SYMPATHIZING29
SYNCHRONIZED27
TREMENDOUSLY18
UNBELIEVABLY23
UNEMPLOYMENT21
UNEXPECTEDLY26

The 60 most common shown, 2,094 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

23,331 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (13.9%) are containing Y. Most of them, 3,366, have 8 letters. 545 start with Y, 12,700 end with it and 10,105 have it only in the middle.

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Longer chunks with Y

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing Y?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 23,331 words containing Y, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing Y?

QUIZZICALITY, worth 41 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: QUIZZICALLY (40), ZYZZYVAS (40) and ZYZZYVA (39).

What are the most common words containing Y?

APPROXIMATELY, FUZZY, JUSTIFIABLY, EXCLUSIVELY, EXPERIMENTALLY and FIZZY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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